Fetal and infant origins of asthma

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-14

  Duijts, Liesbeth ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Asthma; Breastfeeding; Cohort study; Epigenetics; Foetus; Gene; Growth; Infant; Low birth weight; Maternal diet; Preterm birth; Respiratory tract infections; Smoke exposure

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PARACETAMOL;

ASTHMA; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GSDM GENE; GST GENE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL SMOKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MTHFR GENE; ORMDL3 GENE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ASTHMA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SMOKING;

EID: 84857911329     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-012-9657-y     Document Type: Review

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